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Germany announced the country’s first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years on Jan. 10 in a herd of water buffalo near Berlin.
Germany’s agriculture minister will seek financial aid for farmers hit by the impact of a case of foot-and-mouth disease on a farm in east Germany.
In October 2023, Arkansas became the first state to ban foreign-owned farmland. More states look to adopt similar laws, but one policy expert says the issue is rooted in politics and warns of unintended consequences.
Another case of African swine fever has been confirmed in farm pigs in east Germany.
The spread of African Swine Fever to Germany’s most important pig rearing region has dealt a serious blow to the sector with major markets such as China likely to maintain import bans for years to come, analysts said.
Two more case of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in farm pigs in Germany, Germany’s federal agriculture ministry said.
The number pigs on German farms has fallen to the lowest in 25 years and more farmers are giving up pig keeping because of weak demand and low pork prices.
A second case of African swine fever has been confirmed in a wild boar in the Uckermark region in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, Reuters reports.
Talks with China on lifting its ban on German pork imports after the pig disease African swine fever was found in Germany remain difficult, German junior agriculture minister Uwe Feiler said Friday.
The first cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in farm pigs in Germany, the country’s federal agriculture ministry said on July 16.
German pig prices rose this week with expectations of more pork demand as restaurants reopen and hopes summer weather will get the barbecue season started, traders said on Wednesday.
German pig prices rose this week as restaurants reopened in Germany with the easing of coronavirus lockdowns and EU exports continued to compensate for lost sales to China.
German pig prices remained firm this week as sales inside Europe helped stabilize markets following import bans on German pork imposed last year by China and other Asian buyers.
The governments of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic have agreed that intensified hunting of wild boar is needed to combat an outbreak of African swine fever among wild animals.
German pig prices have risen again as sales inside the EU help markets recover from Asian import bans on German pork, traders and industry sources said on Wednesday.
African swine fever (ASF) numbers continue to climb in wild boar in Germany. The latest discovery in a wild boar is suspected in a new region in the country.
Europe’s top pork producer is taking measures to try to thwart the deadly African swine fever (ASF) that’s roiled global meat trade and is moving ever closer to its borders.